Iraq at the FIFA World Cup

Iraq have appeared once in the FIFA World Cup which was in 1986. They ended up last place in their group with zero points, scoring only one goal.^[1]

More information FIFA World Cup finals record, FIFA World Cup qualification record ...

FIFA World Cup finals record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1950	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1954 to 1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify									6	3	2	1	11	6
1978	Withdrew									Withdrew
1982	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	5	2
1986	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	1	4	Squad	10	7	1	2	25	11
1990	Did not qualify									6	3	2	1	11	5
1994										13	7	4	2	37	13
1998										4	2	0	2	14	8
2002										14	6	3	5	37	15
2006										6	3	2	1	17	7
2010										8	3	2	3	11	6
2014										16	7	3	6	20	12
2018										16	6	5	5	24	18
2022										18	6	8	4	20	16
2026	To be determined									To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Best: Group stage	1/18	3	0	0	3	1	4	—	121	56	32	33	232	119

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More information Team, Pld ...

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	4
Belgium	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
Iraq	3	1	0	3	1	4	−3	0

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Paraguay vs Iraq

This match caused controversy as the referee Edwin Picon-Ackong blew the whistle for half time a few seconds before Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi headed the ball into the goal, meaning that it did not count.^[2]

More information Paraguay, 1–0 ...

Paraguay	1–0	Iraq
Romero 35'	Report

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4 June 1986

12:00 CST

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)


PARAGUAY:
GK	1	Roberto Fernández
DF	2	Juan Torales
DF	3	César Zabala
DF	4	Vladimiro Schettina	45'
DF	5	Rogelio Delgado (c)
MF	6	Jorge Amado Nunes
MF	10	Adolfino Cañete
MF	8	Julio César Romero
FW	7	Buenaventura Ferreira
FW	11	Alfredo Mendoza		88'
FW	9	Roberto Cabañas
Substitutions:
MF	16	Jorge Guasch		88'
Manager:
Cayetano Ré


IRAQ:
GK	1	Raad Hammoudi (c)
DF	3	Khalil Allawi
DF	4	Nadhim Shaker
DF	5	Samir Shaker	29'
DF	15	Natiq Hashim
DF	22	Ghanim Oraibi
MF	6	Ali Hussein Shihab
MF	7	Haris Mohammed		67'
MF	14	Basil Gorgis		81'
FW	10	Hussein Saeed
FW	8	Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW	11	Rahim Hameed		67'
MF	19	Basim Qasim		81'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo

Iraq vs Belgium

In the 16th minute of the match Belgium took the lead when Enzo Scifo scored with a low shot to the left corner of the net from the right from just inside the penalty area. It was 2-0 in the 21st minute when Nico Claesen scored a penalty low to the left corner of the net. Iraq pulled a goal back in the 59th minute when Ahmed Radhi scored a low shot to the left corner of the net from the right but Belgium went on to win 2-1.

More information 1–2, Belgium ...

Iraq	1–2	Belgium
Radhi 59'	Report	Scifo 16' Claesen 21' (pen.)

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8 June 1986

12:00 CST

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)


IRAQ:
GK	1	Raad Hammoudi (c)	20'
DF	3	Khalil Allawi
DF	4	Nadhim Shaker	29'
DF	5	Samir Shaker	48'
DF	15	Natiq Hashim	65'
DF	22	Ghanim Oraibi
MF	6	Ali Hussein Shihab
MF	7	Haris Mohammed	42'
MF	14	Basil Gorgis	52'
FW	9	Karim Saddam		81'
FW	8	Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW	11	Rahim Hameed		81'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo


BELGIUM:
GK	1	Jean-Marie Pfaff
DF	2	Eric Gerets
DF	3	Franky Van Der Elst
DF	4	Michel De Wolf
MF	21	Stéphane Demol		69'
MF	6	Franky Vercauteren
MF	7	René Vandereycken
MF	10	Philippe Desmet
MF	8	Enzo Scifo		67'
MF	11	Jan Ceulemans (c)
FW	16	Nico Claesen	16'
Substitutions:
DF	14	Lei Clijsters		67'
DF	13	Georges Grün		69'
Manager:
Guy Thys

Iraq vs Mexico

Fernando Quirarte scored the only goal of the game with a shot from a very tight angle on the right that beat the goalkeeper at his near post.

More information 0-1, Mexico ...

Iraq	0-1	Mexico
	Report	Quirarte 54'

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11 June 1986

12:00 CST

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 103,763

Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)


IRAQ:
GK	20	Fatah Nasif
DF	2	Maad Ibrahim
DF	3	Khalil Allawi (c)	73'
DF	4	Nadhim Shaker
DF	15	Natiq Hashim		60'
DF	22	Ghanim Oraibi
MF	6	Ali Hussein Shihab
MF	17	Anad Abid		70'
MF	19	Basim Qasim
FW	9	Karim Saddam	30'
FW	8	Ahmed Radhi
Substitutions:
FW	11	Rahim Hameed		60'
MF	16	Shaker Mahmoud		70'
Manager:
Evaristo de Macedo


MEXICO:
GK	1	Pablo Larios
DF	18	Rafael Amador	62'
DF	3	Fernando Quirarte
DF	14	Félix Cruz
DF	17	Raúl Servín
MF	6	Carlos de los Cobos	79'
MF	7	Miguel España
MF	10	Tomás Boy (c)
MF	13	Javier Aguirre
FW	22	Manuel Negrete
FW	15	Luis Flores
Substitutions:
MF	8	Alejandro Domínguez	62'
FW	5	Francisco Javier Cruz	79'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

There are seven players who have been fielded on all three occasions. Five of them played every single minute, while Rahim Hameed came on as a substitute every single time, replacing fellow record holder Hashim in the last match.

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Matches
1	Khalil Allawi	3
	Rahim Hameed	3
	Natiq Hashim	3
	Ghanim Oraibi	3
	Ahmed Radhi	3
	Nadhim Shaker	3
	Ali Hussein Shihab	3

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The only Iraqi goal at the FIFA World Cup was scored by Ahmed Radhi in their match against Belgium.^[3]^[4]

[1]
"Iraqi football legend Radhi dies from COVID-19". Arab News. June 21, 2020.
[2]
LinguaSport - 1986 World Cup
[3]
"Asian Icons: Ahmed Radhi (Iraq)". the-AFC.
[4]
"Iraqi football legend Ahmad Radhi dies after battling COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com.

[1] [1]
"Iraqi football legend Radhi dies from COVID-19". Arab News. June 21, 2020.

[2] [2]
LinguaSport - 1986 World Cup

[3] [3]
"Asian Icons: Ahmed Radhi (Iraq)". the-AFC.

[4] [4]
"Iraqi football legend Ahmad Radhi dies after battling COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com.

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